Apple Muffins

Name: Apple Muffins
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 300 g all-purpose flour; 165 g light brown sugar; 150 g granulated sugar; 5 g ground cinnamon; 156 g unsalted butter; 5.6 g baking powder; 3 g salt; 2 ea large eggs; 5 ml vanilla extract; 60 ml whole milk; 220 g apples

Recipe from John Kanell · original post · full recipe on preppykitchen.com

Apple and cinnamon muffins packed with diced apple and crowned with a crunchy brown sugar streusel.

Serves 12 Prep 25 min Ready in 47 minKid-friendly

VegetarianBake

Ingredients

all-purpose flour — divided300 g
light brown sugar — divided165 g
granulated sugar — divided150 g
ground cinnamon — 2 tsp; divided5 g
unsalted butter — divided156 g
baking powder — 1 ¼ tsp5.6 g
salt — ½ tsp3 g
large eggs2 ea
vanilla extract — 1 tsp5 ml
whole milk60 ml
apples — peeled, cored and diced220 g

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

Vegan
- 156 g Vegan butter instead of unsalted butter
- 14 g Ground flaxseed instead of large eggs
- 60 ml Oat milk instead of whole milk
Mix the flaxseed with 90 ml water and rest 5 minutes, then beat it in where the eggs go; bake as written.
Dairy-free
- 156 g Dairy-free butter instead of unsalted butter
- 60 ml Oat milk instead of whole milk
Use the dairy-free butter softened for creaming and melted for the streusel, as written; baking times stay the same.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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What it costs, and where to buy it

ColesBest choice
$7.35
for your meals
$36.46 at the till, incl. $29.11 of food you keep
$1.89 less on the food you use, over the 11 items both stores stock
Woolworths
$9.24
for your meals
$38.87 at the till, incl. $29.63 of food you keep

Missing items

These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.

Aldi
$4.20
for your meals
$27.78 at the till, incl. $23.58 of food you keep
No price at Aldi:
- light brown sugar
- baking powder
- large eggs

$0.61a serve

$0.61 a serve, cheapest at Coles

About $7.35 of ingredients used for 12 serves.

$36.46 at Coles · all 11 items

ColesBest choice

$7.35

no items missing

you'll pay $36.46 · 80% of it spare

Woolworths

$9.24

no items missing · $1.89 more for the same food

you'll pay $38.87 · 76% of it spare

Aldi

$4.20

missing 3 items

you'll pay $27.78 · 85% of it spare

Buy at Coles$36.46

all-purpose flour

$1.30/kg

need 300 gColes Simply Plain Flour 1 kg$1.30closest match

Coles$1.30/kg$1.30·Aldi$1.20/kg$2.39·Woolworths$1.30/kg$1.30

light brown sugar

$0.50/100g

need 165 gCSR Brown Sugar 500 g$2.50

Coles$0.50/100g$2.50·Woolworths$0.50/100g$2.50·Aldi$0.29/100g$2.89

granulated sugar

$0.13/100g

need 150 gColes Simply White Sugar 2 kg$2.60

Coles$0.13/100g$2.60·Aldi$0.13/100g$2.59·Woolworths$0.18/100g$1.80

ground cinnamon

$0.80/10g

need 5 gHoyt's Cinnamon Dutch Ground 25 g$2.00closest match

Coles$0.80/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.58/10g$2.39·Woolworths$0.80/10g$2.00

unsalted butter

$1.80/100g

need 156 gColes Simply Unsalted Butter 250 g$4.50closest match

Coles$1.80/100g$4.50·Aldi$1.40/100g$6.99·Woolworths$1.76/100g$4.40

baking powder

$1.44/100g

need 5.6 gColes Baking Powder 125 g$1.80

Coles$1.44/100g$1.80·Woolworths$2.28/100g$2.85·AldiN/A

salt

$0.04/10g

need 3 gColes Simply Iodised Table Salt 500 g$2.00closest match

Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Woolworths$0.02/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99

large eggs

$1.06/100g

need 2 itemsSunny Queen Cage Free Large Eggs 18 Pack 900g$9.50

Coles$1.06/100g$9.50·Woolworths$2.62/100g$7.85·AldiN/A

vanilla extract

$0.69/10ml

need 5 mlHeilala Natural Vanilla Extract 100 ml$6.90closest match

Coles$0.69/10ml$6.90·Aldi$0.50/10ml$4.99·Woolworths$1.48/10ml$7.40

whole milk

$2.33/L

need 60 mlColes Full Cream Milk 600 ml$1.40closest match

Coles$2.33/L$1.40·Aldi$1.75/L$1.75·Woolworths$2.53/L$5.05

apples

$4.90/kg

need 220 g2 × Coles Pink Lady Apples Medium approx. 200 g$0.98closest match

Coles$4.90/kg$0.98·Aldi$3.69/kg$3.69·Woolworths~$4.30/kg$0.86

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with baking spray or line with cupcake papers.
For the topping: in a medium bowl, stir together 55 g of the brown sugar, 60 g of the flour, 50 g of the granulated sugar and 1/2 tsp of the cinnamon. Melt 43 g of the butter and stir it in with a fork until the mixture is combined but still clumpy. Set aside.
For the muffins: in a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the remaining 240 g flour, the baking powder, the remaining 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon and the salt.
In another medium bowl, toss the diced apples with 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture until well coated.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the remaining 113 g softened butter with the remaining 110 g brown sugar and 100 g granulated sugar on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until well combined. Scrape down the bowl and beat in the vanilla.
With the mixer on low speed, add a third of the flour mixture, followed by half of the milk. Continue alternating between the flour and milk, mixing just until combined. Fold in the apples. Divide the batter among the muffin cups, about 1/3 cup per muffin (they will be mostly full). Sprinkle the topping evenly over the batter, about 2 to 3 tablespoons per muffin.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F (175°C) and bake for 12 to 15 minutes more, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then move to a wire rack. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Ingredients

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